low/high mileage for e30? help!!

[bmWes]

I have seen e30's ranging up to 350k miles. What is a good mileage to look for? I've read that at 100k-150k there is the "black hole" of money that consists of changing the steering rack, control arms, Driveshaft, brakes, and clutch, and a couple more things. someone was asking for 7.7k for 225k miles. What's a good mileage and price combo for a reliable driving e30?

[flyboyx]

another repost. searching is good.

to answer your question, most e30s have broken odometers anyway. don't worry about the miles. find the nicest car at the best price that you can and buy it.

a 100k car with shitty maintenance is shit. a 300k car with a responsible owner would be better and probably cost less.

what is your price range? if you are planning to pay less than 3k, you are going to have to throw money into it anyway.

these threads you keep posting don't have a lot of value. i'm not trying to discourage you, but just keep in mind that this forum has been around for well over 10 yrs. anything you can think of has probably already been asked 50 or 60 times.

[stonea]

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[george graves]

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Just start searching and reading. There's lots to learn, but that's part of the fun. Enjoy.

[estoguy]

another repost. searching is good.

to answer your question, most e30s have broken odometers anyway. don't worry about the miles. find the nicest car at the best price that you can and buy it.

a 100k car with shitty maintenance is shit. a 300k car with a responsible owner would be better and probably cost less.

what is your price range? if you are planning to pay less than 3k, you are going to have to throw money into it anyway.

these threads you keep posting don't have a lot of value. i'm not trying to discourage you, but just keep in mind that this forum has been around for well over 10 yrs. anything you can think of has probably already been asked 50 or 60 times.

Exactly.

Mine has over 439K km (272K miles) on it and has been daily driven for the 3.5 years. I can show you receipts for pretty much the entire service history I have put into it and even history from the PO.

Like anything else mechanical, maintenance is everything. When you're looking at an E30, don't get dazzled by things that look good... you have to go deeper... these are cars that are over 23 years old at the youngest. Consider maintenance and general condition.

[noid]

Its a 30 year old car, with 30 year old rubber, plastics, gaskets and aluminium oxidation. Like any other 30 year old car, expect to be changing out/rebuilding everything eventually.

[Kevinl]

Its a 30 year old car, with 30 year old rubber, plastics, gaskets and aluminium oxidation. Like any other 30 year old car, expect to be changing out/rebuilding everything eventually.

X2 it can have 40,000 miles or 400,000 miles if it hasnt been replaced its going to fail from age anyways